GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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WordMeaning
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
sleeperone that sleeps
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
lodewaterway
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar